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Savannakhet

American  
[sah-wahn-nah-ket] / sɑ wɑn nɑˈkɛt /

noun

  1. a city in S central Laos.


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In 1969, bad weather prevented searchers from entering Savannakhet Province to search for Team Maryland.

From New York Times • May 31, 2011

During the early morning hours of Nov. 3, 1969, his unit, Reconnaissance Team Maryland, was inserted into the eastern side of Savannakhet Province in Laos.

From New York Times • May 31, 2011

Instead, he flew south most nights to sleep in his quiet and safe former headquarters, Savannakhet.

From Time Magazine Archive

General Phoumi Nosavan and most of the members of Premier Boun Oum's Cabinet flew their wives and children downriver to the relative safety of Phoumi's southern headquarters in Savannakhet.

From Time Magazine Archive

From Thakhek, he could move northwest against Luang Prabang, the Laotian royal capital; he could move south towards Savannakhet and its important nearby airfield.

From Time Magazine Archive

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